[Canberra Man]

Hi Folks.
I'm Ken. Done a bit! In a way I did all three services! When I left school at fourteen, I worked on the Grimsby naval base HMS Beaver as a naval messenger for two years. I wanted to do my NS in the RAF but they werent taking any so I ended up in the Royal Artillery. Being a glutton for punishment, I was in the Royal Air force with in five months after demob. I trained as electrical mechanic and was posted to 617 squadron at Binbrook on Lincolns. Within six months I was on my fitters course and came back in time to greet the first Canberra B2. in 1955 we went on detatchment to Butterworth in Malaya dropping 1,000 pounders on the terrs. Spent 27 years with Air Cadets. At 77 years young I am doing a bit at the Dumfries Aviation museum making cockpits look nicer. I also help my wife breeding dogs, at the moment we are rearing a beautiful litter of miniature poodles. They go to new homes very soon, we have two left. Thats my hstory, glad to be with you all.

Ken